diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 234f028..272f059 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 .RData
 .Ruserdata
 docs
+*.xls
+*.xlsx
diff --git a/FEATR_PracticeExamples.R b/FEATR_PracticeExamples.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e5017c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FEATR_PracticeExamples.R
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#devtools::install_github("NOAA-FEAT/FEATR")
+library(FEATR)
+#dirstruct <- read_excel("E:/GitHub/FEATR/R/Directory Structure EK60 EK80 conversion updated.xlsx")
+DirNameFile <- "E:/GitHub/FEATR/R/Directory Structure EK60 EK80 conversion updated.xlsx"
+SurveyName <- "2019_US"
+repath_EVdir(SurveyName,DirNameFile, ni=1)
+
+SetBiomassExpParamsFun(Obj_ExpVar, ToExport,NoExport)
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